Frederick L. Martin

Frederick L. Martin was a Major-General in the US Air Force who was stationed in Hawaii. He commanded the Seventh Air Force at the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, and he asked Admiral Husband E. Kimmel for 180 B-17 planes in order to patrol the waters around Hawaii in the case of a Japanese attack. However, there were not enough planes on the US mainland to fulfill his request, leading to the Japanese having the advantage of surprise.